After last night's experience of seeing the moon light up the ocean and this morning's hike to the waterfall after the rain, my body and my mind feel significantly better.
When there are so many creek crossings with so many different ways to do it, I begin to feel the power of nature because we have to find a way to get across and the creek does not care if you fall or don't make it. We can no longer rely on a road that is easy to use and man-made. Strangers are helping each other get across and people are friendly to each other and greet each other as they pass. When we humans are at a state of vulnerability, we count on each other for help thus we are also more likely to provide help for one another. (I really wish I had better writing skills to express myself) With the way society is structured we are forgetting our vulnerability to the power of nature. In the end Mother Nature has the final say. Recall the earthquake that happened in Haiti on January 12, 2010 with a magnitude of 7.0 (unit), an earthquake like that is almost nothing when compared to the way the continents shift and the formation of the mountains but to us the earthquake caused a significant amount of damage to humans.
Our technology has created a great deal of comfort and convenience to our everyday lives, our dependency on this technology has made us forget the force of nature. In geologic history there has been multiple numbers of great catastrophes, if a catastrophe was to happen right now and we lose the ability to access these technologies then we will once again realize that we humans are completely vulnerable to the environment and the force of nature.
It is always refreshing to get in touch with nature every once in a while. The waterfall at Eaton Cayon in Pasadena, CA was breath taking, especially in such an arid climate. Thank you to rain, thank you to water!
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